Takumi Shibano Biography
Ta*i Shibano (柴野 拓美, Shibano Ta*i, October 27, 1926 – January 16, 2010) was a *anese science-fiction translator and author. He was a major figure in fandom in *an and contributed to establishing the *anese science fiction genre.
A native of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, in 1957 Ta*i started *an's first successful science fiction fanzine Uchūjin initially published monthly; many contributors to the fanzine later became pro, including Shin'ichi Hoshi, Sakyo Komatsu, Ryu Mitsuse and Yasutaka Tsutsui, and formed the first generation of modern *anese science fiction authors. Shibano was the chair of *an's first science fiction convention in 1962, as well as the second (1963), fourth (1965) and sixth (1967). He worked on the formation of the Federation of SF Fan Groups of *an, founded in 1965, and served as its chair from 1966 through 1970.
After leaving his job as a high-school mathematics teacher in 1977, he became a full-time writer and translator. Under the pen-name Rei Kozumi (小隅 黎, Kozumi Rei), a play on "cosmic ray," he translated as many as sixty science fiction novels from English into *anese, including E. E. Smith's Lensman series and Larry Niven's Known Space series.
Also as Rei Kozumi, he wrote three children's books, Superhuman ‘Plus X’ (1969), Operation Moonjet (1969), and Revolt in North Pole City (1977), and was also principal author of The World of Popular Literature (1978).
In 1968 a fan fund paid for him to attend Worldcon for the first time, and after 1979 he attended most of the Worldcons and served as the presenter of the Seiun Award. He received the E. E. Evans Big Heart Award in 1986 and a Worldcon Special Award at the 51st World Science Fiction Convention in 1993. He was the Fan Guest of Honor of the 54th World Science Fiction Convention in 1996 and the 65th World Science Fiction Convention in 2007.
Nihon SF Taisho Award Special Prize, Seiun Award Special Prize, Tokyo Anime Award Award of Merit were awarded posthumously for his lifetime achievement.
References
Sources
- ＳＦ作家・翻訳家 柴野拓美（筆名＝小隅黎）先生逝去 (in *anese). Tokyo Sogensha. January 17, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- Tatsumi, Takayuki (November 2002). "Introduction for "Collective Reason": A Proposal (1971, rev. 2000)". Science Fiction Studies. 29 (3). Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- "柴野 拓美 (SHIBANO TA*I)". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of *an. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- Entry in the SF Encyclopedia
External links
- Ta*i Shibano at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
